<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html>
<head>
<meta name="Generator" content="SAS Software Version 9.4, see www.sas.com">
<meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
<title>SAS Output</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="file:DIR.CSS">
<style type="text/css">
<!--
-->
</style>
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
<!--
function startup(){
 
}
function shutdown(){
 
}
 
//-->
</script>
 
</head>
<body onload="startup()" onunload="shutdown()" class="body">
 
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
<!--
var _info = navigator.userAgent
var _ie = (_info.indexOf("MSIE") > 0
&& _info.indexOf("Win") > 0
&& _info.indexOf("Windows 3.1") < 0);
var _ie64 = _info.indexOf("x64") > 0
 
//-->
</script>
 
<div class="branch">
<a name="IDX"></a>
<div>
<div align="center">
<table class="table" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="7">
<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 62. <br></br> Medical decisions at the reconsideration level, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
<thead>
<tr>
<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      22,695</td>
<td class="r data">       1,758</td>
<td class="r data">     7.7</td>
<td class="r data">       9,345</td>
<td class="r data">         820</td>
<td class="r data">     8.8</td>
<td class="r data">      13,350</td>
<td class="r data">         938</td>
<td class="r data">     7.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      27,454</td>
<td class="r data">       2,042</td>
<td class="r data">     7.4</td>
<td class="r data">      11,552</td>
<td class="r data">         939</td>
<td class="r data">     8.1</td>
<td class="r data">      15,902</td>
<td class="r data">       1,103</td>
<td class="r data">     6.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      29,246</td>
<td class="r data">       1,817</td>
<td class="r data">     6.2</td>
<td class="r data">      12,642</td>
<td class="r data">         885</td>
<td class="r data">     7.0</td>
<td class="r data">      16,604</td>
<td class="r data">         932</td>
<td class="r data">     5.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      29,488</td>
<td class="r data">       1,669</td>
<td class="r data">     5.7</td>
<td class="r data">      13,067</td>
<td class="r data">         844</td>
<td class="r data">     6.5</td>
<td class="r data">      16,421</td>
<td class="r data">         825</td>
<td class="r data">     5.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      28,652</td>
<td class="r data">       1,678</td>
<td class="r data">     5.9</td>
<td class="r data">      12,839</td>
<td class="r data">         847</td>
<td class="r data">     6.6</td>
<td class="r data">      15,813</td>
<td class="r data">         831</td>
<td class="r data">     5.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      26,621</td>
<td class="r data">       1,471</td>
<td class="r data">     5.5</td>
<td class="r data">      12,220</td>
<td class="r data">         733</td>
<td class="r data">     6.0</td>
<td class="r data">      14,401</td>
<td class="r data">         738</td>
<td class="r data">     5.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      23,739</td>
<td class="r data">       1,283</td>
<td class="r data">     5.4</td>
<td class="r data">      11,499</td>
<td class="r data">         689</td>
<td class="r data">     6.0</td>
<td class="r data">      12,240</td>
<td class="r data">         594</td>
<td class="r data">     4.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      19,873</td>
<td class="r data">       1,223</td>
<td class="r data">     6.2</td>
<td class="r data">       9,870</td>
<td class="r data">         644</td>
<td class="r data">     6.5</td>
<td class="r data">      10,003</td>
<td class="r data">         579</td>
<td class="r data">     5.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      17,702</td>
<td class="r data">       1,029</td>
<td class="r data">     5.8</td>
<td class="r data">       8,904</td>
<td class="r data">         564</td>
<td class="r data">     6.3</td>
<td class="r data">       8,798</td>
<td class="r data">         465</td>
<td class="r data">     5.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      13,389</td>
<td class="r data">         663</td>
<td class="r data">     5.0</td>
<td class="r data">       6,955</td>
<td class="r data">         374</td>
<td class="r data">     5.4</td>
<td class="r data">       6,434</td>
<td class="r data">         289</td>
<td class="r data">     4.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      22,625</td>
<td class="r data">       1,750</td>
<td class="r data">     7.7</td>
<td class="r data">       9,301</td>
<td class="r data">         814</td>
<td class="r data">     8.8</td>
<td class="r data">      13,324</td>
<td class="r data">         936</td>
<td class="r data">     7.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      27,375</td>
<td class="r data">       2,038</td>
<td class="r data">     7.4</td>
<td class="r data">      11,504</td>
<td class="r data">         936</td>
<td class="r data">     8.1</td>
<td class="r data">      15,871</td>
<td class="r data">       1,102</td>
<td class="r data">     6.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      29,179</td>
<td class="r data">       1,811</td>
<td class="r data">     6.2</td>
<td class="r data">      12,606</td>
<td class="r data">         880</td>
<td class="r data">     7.0</td>
<td class="r data">      16,573</td>
<td class="r data">         931</td>
<td class="r data">     5.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      29,416</td>
<td class="r data">       1,661</td>
<td class="r data">     5.6</td>
<td class="r data">      13,028</td>
<td class="r data">         841</td>
<td class="r data">     6.5</td>
<td class="r data">      16,388</td>
<td class="r data">         820</td>
<td class="r data">     5.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      28,577</td>
<td class="r data">       1,671</td>
<td class="r data">     5.8</td>
<td class="r data">      12,796</td>
<td class="r data">         843</td>
<td class="r data">     6.6</td>
<td class="r data">      15,781</td>
<td class="r data">         828</td>
<td class="r data">     5.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      26,563</td>
<td class="r data">       1,460</td>
<td class="r data">     5.5</td>
<td class="r data">      12,175</td>
<td class="r data">         722</td>
<td class="r data">     5.9</td>
<td class="r data">      14,388</td>
<td class="r data">         738</td>
<td class="r data">     5.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      23,679</td>
<td class="r data">       1,277</td>
<td class="r data">     5.4</td>
<td class="r data">      11,466</td>
<td class="r data">         687</td>
<td class="r data">     6.0</td>
<td class="r data">      12,213</td>
<td class="r data">         590</td>
<td class="r data">     4.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      19,807</td>
<td class="r data">       1,218</td>
<td class="r data">     6.1</td>
<td class="r data">       9,832</td>
<td class="r data">         641</td>
<td class="r data">     6.5</td>
<td class="r data">       9,975</td>
<td class="r data">         577</td>
<td class="r data">     5.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      17,671</td>
<td class="r data">       1,022</td>
<td class="r data">     5.8</td>
<td class="r data">       8,889</td>
<td class="r data">         561</td>
<td class="r data">     6.3</td>
<td class="r data">       8,782</td>
<td class="r data">         461</td>
<td class="r data">     5.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      13,360</td>
<td class="r data">         661</td>
<td class="r data">     4.9</td>
<td class="r data">       6,942</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       6,418</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">          17</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">          56</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    14.3</td>
<td class="r data">          33</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          23</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">          65</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          37</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          28</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">          55</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">     9.1</td>
<td class="r data">          28</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    17.9</td>
<td class="r data">          27</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">          55</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    10.9</td>
<td class="r data">          29</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    10.3</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    11.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">          53</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    11.3</td>
<td class="r data">          27</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    11.1</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    11.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">          44</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    18.2</td>
<td class="r data">          31</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    25.8</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">          47</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    10.6</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          23</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">          50</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          25</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          25</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">          28</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    21.4</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    21.4</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    21.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tfoot>
<tr>
<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through June 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> A revised process was introduced on October 1, 1999, in 10 states, under which initial denials could be appealed directly to the hearing level without a reconsideration. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
</td>
</tr>
</tfoot>
</table>
</div>
</body>
</html>
